Poe Dam

Poe Dam
Location of Poe Dam in California
Location Butte County, California, United States
Coordinates 39°48′34″N 121°25′57″W / 39.80944°N 121.43250°W / 39.80944; -121.43250Coordinates: 39°48′34″N 121°25′57″W / 39.80944°N 121.43250°W / 39.80944; -121.43250
Opening date 1953
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gated overflow dam
Impounds North Fork Feather River
Height 62 ft (19 m)[1]
Length 441 ft (134 m)[1]
Reservoir
Total capacity 1,150 acre·ft (1,420,000 m3)[1]
Catchment area 1,950 sq mi (5,100 km2)[1]
Power station
Installed capacity 143 MW
Annual generation 500 million KWh

Poe Dam is a concrete gravity hydroelectric diversion dam on the North Fork Feather River, about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Lake Oroville in Butte County, California in the United States. Completed in 1959, the dam is the lowermost component of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Feather River Canyon Power Project, a system of 10 hydroelectric stations along the North Fork.[2] The dam is 62 ft (19 m) high and 441 ft (134 m) long, with water flows controlled by five 50 ft × 41 ft (15 m × 12 m) radial gates.[1][3]

The dam diverts water through an 6.3-mile (10.1 km) tunnel to the Poe Powerhouse, located on the upper reaches of Lake Oroville. The powerhouse has a rated hydraulic head of 477 ft (145 m) and a capacity of 143 megawatts,[3] generating about 500 million kilowatt hours annually.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California Listed Alphabetically By Name Of Dam" (PDF). Division of Safety of Dams. California Department of Water Resources. 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  2. ↑ "Poe Reservoir Sediment Study – Plumas County, California". Sediment Transport & Erosion Control. WRECO. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  3. 1 2 "Feather River "Stairway of Power"". Western Pacific Online. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  4. ↑ Indar, Josh (2003-05-01). "Power up! County rolls dice with PG&E for control of Poe hydro plant". Chico News & Review. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
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